HOUSTON – February 2013, went into the record books as another warmer-than-normal month in southeast Texas.
Based on data from the National Weather Service, from College Station to Galveston average daily temperatures ranged from 2 to more than 4 degrees above normal. It is the fifth month in a row that temperatures have averaged above normal.
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Looking on the positive side, February does not rank as one of the 10 warmest on record for the city, so we can call it a moderately warm month. Also, even though we're less than a week into March, temperatures have been running about 5 degrees below normal so far for this month, which is good news.
The overall picture still raises concerns. February data signal a continuation of the larger trend of warm, dry weather that keeps the threat of drought a very dire reality for the area. And, with the growing season and fire season right around the corner, the trends in our weather pattern become increasingly important.
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